Catholic ping!
Ping!
You are a guide of Orthodoxy, a teacher of piety and modesty, a luminary of the world, the God inspired pride of monastics. O wise John, you have enlightened everyone by your teachings. You are the harp of the Spirit. Intercede to Christ our God for the salvation of our souls.
Kontakion in the Fourth Tone
Come, O ye faithful, let us praise the hymn-writer, the Church's luminary and wise instructor, the hallowed John, who cast down all her enemies; for since he took up the Cross of the Lord as a weapon, he drave off the heresies, with their every delusion. And as our fervent champion with God, he granteth all the forgiveness of trespasses.
+John the Righteous of Damascus has been venerated as a saint since at the latest the 10th century and the Orthodox Church celebrates his feast on December 4.
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St John Damascene 676-749. The Icon or Image Doctor, Feast Dec 4th. |